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Chemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in chem eng.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

RPI Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

RPI Chemical Engineering Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chem Eng Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

9% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in chem eng from RPI. About 91% were men and 9% were women.

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Of the students who received a chem eng master's degree from RPI, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineers 4,910 $95,270
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010
Chemical Engineers 860 $100,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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